Title: Re: How do you tell people where you are?
Post by: Thirsty_Monk on September 16, 2010, 02:11:11 PM

Some people say that forums are part of "social networking".Boy I hate that name.

Title: Re: How do you tell people where you are?
Post by: bluesman on September 16, 2010, 02:27:13 PM

I'm right here. ;D

Title: Re: How do you tell people where you are?
Post by: beersk on September 16, 2010, 02:31:48 PM

Myspace! hahahaha

Title: Re: How do you tell people where you are?
Post by: Mikey on September 16, 2010, 02:41:54 PM

This is the only poll, so far, that has No Pants in the selection and it's the most logical choice.

Title: Re: How do you tell people where you are?
Post by: SwashBuckling Drunk on September 16, 2010, 02:48:44 PM

Hmm......I actually lead people to believe I'm somewhere that I'm not. I'm an independent consultant that mostly works from home............... or a campsite, or the beach, or relatives' houses in the midwest or wherever. They don't need to know where I am, just that their work gets done. Maybe I need a "Foursquare" thingy (whatever that is) that tells my clients I'm at my office working away all the time ;)

Title: Re: How do you tell people where you are?
Post by: akr71 on September 16, 2010, 02:58:31 PM

Why would I want people to know where I am? If they want to know they can ask.

That's sort of how I feel about it. If I'm going out, presumably I've already made plans. And if someone wants to meet up with me on short notice, they can call me, send a text, Facebook message, FB chat, AIM, Gchat, or email.

My understanding is that most people who use these things heavily are actually playing them as a game - as you check in more places, you accumulate points and... win at having a social life? I'm not sure what the objective actually is.

Title: Re: How do you tell people where you are?
Post by: tschmidlin on September 16, 2010, 04:34:09 PM

Why would I want people to know where I am? If they want to know they can ask.

That's sort of how I feel about it. If I'm going out, presumably I've already made plans. And if someone wants to meet up with me on short notice, they can call me, send a text, Facebook message, FB chat, AIM, Gchat, or email.

My understanding is that most people who use these things heavily are actually playing them as a game - as you check in more places, you accumulate points and... win at having a social life? I'm not sure what the objective actually is.

In my case it's just they can call me, send a text, Facebook message, FB chat, AIM, Gchat, or email, but that seems weird. I guess I don't understand the whole points thing, but then I don't really need to. :)

Title: Re: How do you tell people where you are?
Post by: Mikey on September 16, 2010, 06:15:39 PM

I can tell you one thing I don't do and that's Twitter where ever I go. I don't consider myself important enough for people to really give a sheet where I'm at.

Title: Re: How do you tell people where you are?
Post by: MrNate on September 16, 2010, 06:18:45 PM

Best and most legitimate use of Twitter I've ever seen is where people have automated systems that tweet statuses. Like, for example, the guy that rigged up a kegerator to tweet every time the tap was pulled with the date, time, amount dispensed, and amount remaining.

Twitter is best used by machines. People aren't nearly that important.

Title: Re: How do you tell people where you are?
Post by: blatz on September 16, 2010, 07:23:59 PM

Best and most legitimate use of Twitter I've ever seen is where people have automated systems that tweet statuses. Like, for example, the guy that rigged up a kegerator to tweet every time the tap was pulled with the date, time, amount dispensed, and amount remaining.

that is really, really cool. except for if I did that, telling my wife I only had "one glass" tonight wouldn't work anymore. but it would be helpful to keep track of how much my sponges, i mean friends, drink on the weekends during football season.

Title: Re: How do you tell people where you are?
Post by: a10t2 on September 16, 2010, 09:45:36 PM

I only have "one glass" every night. If she doesn't ask how many times you filled it, you don't have to lie. ;)

Title: Re: How do you tell people where you are?
Post by: Hokerer on September 16, 2010, 10:48:05 PM

Title: Re: How do you tell people where you are?
Post by: 1vertical on September 18, 2010, 02:47:47 PM

I take photos with my cell phone...then add the text...."where in the world is waldo?" then sent it in a pic/text msg...let them figger it out

Title: Re: How do you tell people where you are?
Post by: rabid_dingo on September 19, 2010, 04:27:22 AM

Just started this gps checkin thing. The one I have really enjoyed is a personal one. It lets me take a pic and shows me where I was. Neat to track especially since I am using pics of landmarks. It's a perspective thing. I have always seen myself in the "metro area" but not down to the cross streets. I like it. I have tried to share but the phonestill to complicated.

Title: Re: How do you tell people where you are?
Post by: thirsty on September 19, 2010, 05:12:37 PM